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New Books in European Politics

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How the nuclear guardrails were dismantled. What arms control actually did (risk management, predictability, geography), how it unravelled from the 2000s onward, and why its collapse matters more now as we see a resurgence of strategic instability an... more

Anna Lively is a historian of modern Ireland, Britain, and Russia. Awarded her PhD in History from the University of Edinburgh in 2022, she is currently a Leverhulme Early Career Fellow in History at the University of Strathclyde. Prior to this she h... more

In this episode of the CEU Review of Books Podcast, I sat down with Mikuláš Pešta to talk about his new book, Student Internationalism and the Global Cold War: The International Union of Students in Socialist Prague (Bloomsbury, 2026). During our dis... more

False Idols: How Diversion is Destroying Democracy (Vernon Press, 2024) examines how modern forms of diversion shape civic life and weaken democratic responsibility. Drawing on the ancient Roman idea of “bread and circuses,” Kurt Warner explores how ... more

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Anna Lively
Historian of modern Ireland, Britain and Russia
University of Strathclyde (Liverhome Early Career Fellow); former Roy Foster Irish Government Research Fellow, Hertford College, Oxford
Episode: Anna Lively, "Revolutionary Connections: Russia and Ireland, 1905-1923" (Oxford UP, 2026)
Mikuláš Pešta
Author of the book discussed, historian
Institute of World History, Charles University in Prague
Episode: Mikuláš Pešta, "Student Internationalism and the Global Cold War: The International Union of Students in Socialist Prague" (Bloomsbury, 2026)
Kurt Warner
Author of False Idols: How Diversion is Destroying Democracy
Vernon Press
Episode: Kurt Warner, "False Idols: How Diversion is Destroying Democracy" (Vernon Press, 2024)
Mikołaj Czesnik
Director of the Institute of Social Science at SWPS University; Chairman of the Council of the Stefan Batory Foundation
SWPS University; Stefan Batory Foundation
Episode: Democratic Backsliding and Resistance: Poland’s Civil Society, Electoral Strategies, and Institutional Levers
Mark Tatała
President and Co-Founder of the Economic Freedom Foundation
Economic Freedom Foundation
Episode: Democratic Backsliding and Resistance: Poland’s Civil Society, Electoral Strategies, and Institutional Levers
Michal Wawrykiewicz
Member of the European Parliament; Co-Founder of the Civic Initiative, Free Courts
European Parliament; Civic Initiative, Free Courts
Episode: Democratic Backsliding and Resistance: Poland’s Civil Society, Electoral Strategies, and Institutional Levers
Dominika Lasota
Student and activist at Climate Strike Poland; Co-Founder of the East Initiative
Climate Strike Poland; East Initiative
Episode: Democratic Backsliding and Resistance: Poland’s Civil Society, Electoral Strategies, and Institutional Levers
Jonathan Schneer
Professor Emeritus of History and Sociology
Georgia Tech
Episode: Jonathan Schneer, "Nine Days in May: The General Strike Of 1926" (Oxford UP, 2026)
Andrew Sorota
Head of Research for the Office of Eric Schmidt
Office of Eric Schmidt
Episode: AI, Algocracy, and Democracy's Challenging Road Ahead with Andrew Sorota

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Mikuláš Pešta, "Student Internationalism and the Global Cold War: The International Union of Students in Socialist Prague" (Bloomsbury, 2026)
Q: How did decolonization affect the IUS in the 1950s and 1960s?
Decolonization broadened the IUS's appeal and membership, enabling it to attract Global South organizations and adopt anti-colonial positions, which helped sustain its legitimacy during the Golden Age even as Western unions drifted away on political grounds.
Mikuláš Pešta, "Student Internationalism and the Global Cold War: The International Union of Students in Socialist Prague" (Bloomsbury, 2026)
Q: What is the central argument of the book about the IUS?
The IUS was not merely a Soviet front but a complex network with varied actors that, while leaning East, retained flexibility and regional differences; Prague served as a key hub in a broader, evolving global student movement.
Anna Lively, "Revolutionary Connections: Russia and Ireland, 1905-1923" (Oxford UP, 2026)
Q: What were the connections between radicals in Ireland and Russia?
Radicals moved across borders, with Irish and Russian groups influencing each other through print, organizations, and diaspora networks, and this interaction extended beyond well-known figures to include broader social and religious currents.
Damien Van Puyvelde, "The DGSE: A Concise History of France's Foreign Intelligence Service" (Georgetown UP, 2026)
Q: So the first question, I guess, which is quite a traditional question in this sort of things, and I know the book is part of a series, but how did the book come about?
The author explains there was a market gap: DGSE was a major French intelligence service often cited globally, yet there hadn't been a dedicated English-language, academically rigorous treatment. He aimed for a concise history that fits Georgetown University Press's series on intelligence histories, offering a compact, comparable outline across countries.
Audrey Borowski, "Leibniz in His World: The Making of a Savant" (Princeton UP, 2026)
Q: What is the 'projector' concept and why is it central to understanding Leibniz and his era?
Borowski defines projectors as entrepreneurs who pitched ambitious schemes to patrons, sometimes failing but often advancing state power or scientific progress; Leibniz's engagement with projectors—including his own later status as a gatekeeper—highlights the era's epistemic and economic experimentation.

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Across recent episodes, in-depth conversations center on democracy, governance, international relations, and political history through scholarly book discussions and expert analysis. Guests range from historians and political scientists to anthropologists and security scholars, exploring topics such as democratic backsliding, IO reform and exits, hybrid warfare, nationalism, and the role of protest movements. A notable pattern is long-form interviews that connect historical events or contemporary developments to broader theoretical or methodological questions, often tying empirical research to policy implications. The show frequently features authors of recent scholarly works and thought leaders who offer rigorous, evidence-based perspectiv... more

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